Bios Advanced Menu Processor Configuration Options - Oracle X6-2 Service Manual

BIOS Advanced Menu Selections
BIOS Advanced Menu Processor Configuration
Options
The following table lists the BIOS Advanced Menu Processor Configuration options.
TABLE 28
Setup Options
Hyper-threading
Active Processor Cores
Execute Disable Bit
Hardware Prefetcher
Adjacent Cache Prefetch
DCU Streamer Prefetcher
DCP IP Prefetcher
Intel Virtualization
Technology
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BIOS Advanced Menu Processor Configuration
Options
Disabled/Enabled
A minimum of one up
to the maximum number
of cores available in the
processor package.
Disabled/Enabled
Disabled/Enabled
Disabled/Enabled
Disabled/Enabled
Disabled/Enabled
Disabled/Enabled
Defaults Description
Enabled Use to enable Hyper
Threading. When enabled,
two threads are available
per enabled core. When
disabled, only one thread
per enabled core is
available.
All The number of cores to
enable in each processor
package.
Enabled When disabled, forces XD
features flag to always
return 0.
Enabled Enable the mid-level cache
(MLC) streamer prefetcher
(MSR 1A4h bit [0]).
Enabled Enable the mid-level cache
(MLC) streamer prefetcher
(MSR 1A4h bit [1]).
Enabled Enable DCU streamer
prefetcher, which is a
L1 data cache prefetcher
(MSR 1A4h [2]).
Enabled Enable DCU IP prefetcher,
which is a L1 data cache
prefetcher (MSR 1A4h
[3]).
Enabled When enabled, a Virtual
Machine Manager
(VMM) can utilize the
additional hardware
capabilities provided
by Intel Virtualization
Technology.